Valentina 42 years old

In 1939, in a French prison camp, José Garcés of the defeated Spanish Republican army raises the spirits of his fellow prisoners by telling the story of the year he was 8 years old, 1911, in a small town in northeastern Spain. He was a rascal, baffling his father, always in trouble, and in love with Valentina, a neighbor girl. On his roof top at night he sends semaphore messages to her. He writes poems. He gets them into trouble, killing her father's breeding pigeons. When the two families camp at a decaying castle, his tutor, a sympathetic priest, tells him about the most valiant men, the saints, the heroes, and the poets. Already a poet, he learns a lesson about being a hero.

Credits

Valentina Cast

Name Character
Anthony Quinn He was 67, 86 years old when he died as Mosen Joaquín
Eusebio Poncela He was 35, now 77 years old as Narrador
Luis Ciges He was 61, 81 years old when he died as Médico
Jorge Sanz He was 13, now 55 years old as Pepe
Marisa de Leza She was 49, now 91 years old as Doña Julia
Alfred Lucchetti He was 48, 77 years old when he died as Don Arturo
Antonio Canal as Garcés
Rafael Vaquero as Alcalde
Saturno Cerra He was 57, 91 years old when he died as Don José
Concha Leza as Doña Luisa
Paloma Gómez She was 10, 47 years old when she died as Valentina
Emilio Fornet He was 84, 87 years old when he died as Pastor
Concha Hidalgo She was 58, 95 years old when she died as Tía Ignacia

Valentina Crew

Name Department
Juan Ruiz Anchía as Cinematography. He was 33 (now 75) years old Crew
Félix Murcia as Art Direction. He was 37 (now 79) years old Art
Lautaro Murúa as Writer. He was 56 (69) years old when He died Writing
Antonio José Betancor as Director. He was 40 (64) years old when He died Directing
Antonio José Betancor as Writer. He was 40 (64) years old when He died Writing
Javier Moro as Writers' Assistant. He was 27 (now 69) years old Writing
Valentina poster
Valentina (42 years)

  • Release day: Friday, November 12, 1982
  • Runtime: 92 minutes